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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS            
134 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005

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...THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    410 PM  84    1999  67     -3       56       
  MINIMUM         36    642 AM  20    1974  42     -6       42       
  AVERAGE         50                        54     -4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.78 2000   0.06  -0.06     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      1.48  -0.49     3.79    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.99                      1.48  -0.49     3.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.37                     15.88   4.49    17.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        11      4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       175    -81      117       
  SINCE SEP 1     94                       175    -81      117       
  SINCE JUL 1    184                       255    -71      359       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        27     12       36       
  SINCE SEP 1     39                        27     12       36       
  SINCE JAN 1    410                       419     -9      172       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE GRAND FORKS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 23 2005.....SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 24 2005.....SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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